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| (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), the Dayaka Mandalaya shall consist of (a) nine members nominated by the Minister from persons who profess Buddhism and who are not Bhikkhus; and |
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| (2) Where the Director of Cultural Affairs is a person who does not profess Buddhism, the Minister shall, in place of the Director of Cultural Affairs, nominate to the Dayaka Mandalaya an officer who holds a post of similar status and who professes Buddhism. |
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| (3) The Minister shall appoint one of the members of the Dayaka Mandalaya nominated by him as the Chairman of the Dayaka Mandalaya. |
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| (4) The Minister may, without assigning any reason, remove from office the Chairman of the Dayaka Mandalaya or any member of the Dayaka Mandalaya nominated by him. |
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| (5) In the absence of the Chairman of the Dayaka Mandalaya from any meeting of the Dayaka Mandalaya, the members of the Dayaka Mandalaya present at the meeting shall elect from among their own number a Chairman for the meeting. |
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| (6) The quorum for a meeting of the Dayaka Mandalaya shall be five. |
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